by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Aug 24, 2023 | News
COME JOIN OUR TEAM Ballincollig Tidy Towns is always looking for new members to join for the weekly Litter Pick on Sunday mornings for one hour. We gather at 11am and everyone gets an area to go work on. Afterwards we gather for a cuppa and chat. Why not come out for...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Aug 17, 2023 | News
AUGUST’’S SEEDS FEED NEXT YEAR’S BEES Many of us with flowering meadows may be tempted to mow them as they have begun to look dead and somewhat untidy. Hold it!! Don’t mow!! As from mid-August many of these plants will be producing seed, ready to drop into the soil...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | May 18, 2023 | News
LITTER PICK Sunday morning, 19 Volunteers joined 1 Transition Year Student for the weekly litter pick. The majority were litter picking for the hour while more were planting fruit trees in Cleburne Mews. Pat was busy collecting bags of litter, 1 bag of Cans and 1 bag...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | May 11, 2023 | News
WILD GRASS Some people have asked us about large uncut sections of grass on the Poulavone Roundabout. We decided not to cut these 3 pieces but to leave them grow naturally. We tried this out last year and felt it made a difference but this year even more so. Several...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Apr 27, 2023 | News
WORK NIGHTS RETURN This week saw the Work Nights return. We started on the Poulavone Roundabout on Tuesday night where 11 Volunteers worked tirelessly raking the freshly cut grass. Work also began on the 5 outlying flower beds. The roundabout was a hive of activity...
